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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
210 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
KSZ020>022-034>038-054-180415-
/O.UPG.KTOP.FW.A.0005.251218T1600Z-251219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTOP.FW.W.0009.251218T1600Z-251219T0000Z/
CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-LYON-
210 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
LOW RELATIVE, HUMIDITY, STRONG NOURTHWEST WINDS, AND DRY FUELS
FOR CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR EXTREME FIRD DANGER, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 020 CLOUD, FIRE WEATHER ZONE
021 CLAY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 022 RILEY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 034
OTTAWA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 035 DICKINSON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 036
GEARY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 037 MORRIS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 038
WABAUNSEE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 054 LYON.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UP TO 51.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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